Catchup cap



Sept. 30 1924. 1,509,949

C.HAMMER CATCHUP CAP Filed Jan. 6, 1923 lll Patented Sept. V:30, 1924;

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CHARLES HAMMER, 09E' HOLLIS CO'UBT BQULEVABD, YQBK.

Garonne cnr.

Application ulead January a, 1923. Serial No. 610,983.

A To all 'whomt't may concern:

Be it known that l, @Harms HAMMER, a citizen of the United States,` residing at l-lollis Court Boulevard, in the county of Queens land State ol New York, have in vented certain new and useful improvements inCatchup Caps, o which-the followingis a specication. 4

'lhis invention relates to catchup caps, the object thereof being to provide an improved catchup cap or covering cap which will not only seal the container or bottle but may also be locked thereto.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved cap having an inset curled, beaded-or rolled lower reinforc- V ing edge so located with relation to the container that a coin may be inserted for the removal of the cap.

One of the further objects of this invention is the provision of a two-piece catchup cap having a relatively long depending dange or shirt provided with a rolled Ilower edge, whereby the cap canbe made of relatively thin sheet'metal, and which will both seal the container and be-locked thereto and yet in one form thereof be removable and ca able otrcuse.

ith catchup bottles it has been the usual practice to provide a closure in the form ol." a stopper or cap to seal the mouth of the .catchupibottle and a covering closure or cap which can be subse uently used to cover the mouth et the .bottle after the stopper lor sealing closure has been removed but by means oil the present improvement the same closure is eective to' both seal the bottle and 'be locked thereto so that the closure terms a combined sealing and locking closure',

In the drawings accompanyin and `forming a part-of this specication, igure l illustrates. this improved cap partly in section applied to a catchup bottle, the dotted lines i nsti-atinga knife blade for yremoving the cap; and Figure 2 is a perspective view ot the cap.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parte in the-drawings Bei-fore explaining in detail the present im rovenient and vinode of operation thereof, l esire to have it understood that the in vent-ion is not limited to the details of construction and arrangement of parts which are illustrated in the accompanying draw- '-ings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments, and that the phraseolo .which I employ is for the purpose of escription and not of limitation.

This improved lcap in the present instance' is shown comprising a top 2 and a de nding relatively long Hangs 3, that is, a ange having a depth at least substantially equal to one-hall ot the diameter of the cap, the Bange and top having an inter-locked seam l thereby forming a two-piece catchup cap, the flange being provided with suitable reinforcing corrugations 5 which also facilitate the handling' of the cap. The lower edge ot' the cap is provided with a strengthened portion in the form of a curled, beaded, rolled or rounded edge 6 formed by bending or curling the edge preferably outwardly to resemble a wire, and the depending dange has its meeting edges overlapped, and in the form shown provided with a slit or slightly projecting portion 7 to permit the insertion of a knife blade between the overlapped side edges of the dance. A suitable liner or packing 8 is provided at the top of the cap for sealin the bottle or container 9 atthe' mouth o crown thereof, and the bottle is provided at a relatively long distance below the mouth thereof with4 a shoulder l0. lin the application ol this cap to the catchup bottle, the `curled lower edge is by suitable pressure, as by means of a machine, forced or drawn under the shoulder thereby to inset the curled edge under such shoulder whereby the cap is edectively locked or secured in position. v

Thus it will be observed that this cap is both locked to the container at the shou der and also seals the same at the top or mouth thereof. To remove the ca it is merely necessary to insert a knife lade into the slitted portion of the capso as to twist and at l0, Fi l, between the bottle neck and the curled e ge of the cap to enable the proper insertion of' a coin. When this method is used it will be obvious that the cap can be readily forced back into place by the user,

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thus forming a reusable cap, so that in' the present im rovement I have provided a simple and e ective ca-tchup cap having means for both sealing and lookin or securing the cap to the bottle, thereby dispensing with a separate stopper or sealing cap and a covering cap for use after the'sealing cap or stop er has been removed, the removal of whic sealing cap usually mutilates or injures it, and'at the same time providing a catchupl cap which can byreason of the strengt ening corrugations and curled lower edge be made of relatively thin sheet metal so that itwill conform tothe container and yet be sufficiently strong and resilient `to enable it to be capable of reuse when desired.

It is to be understood that by describing in detail herein any particular form, structure, or arrangement, it is not intended to limit the invention beyond theterms of the several. claims or the requirements of the prior art.

Having thus explained the nature of my said invention and described a way of con- .structing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the modes of its use, I claim;

l. A. metalicap adapted for use with a container havin a shoulder and comprising a 'top and a spending flange having a curled, beaded or rolled lower edge insettable under the shoulder of the container and functioning` as the holding element of the cap, said curled edge being spaced from the neck of the container to permit the insertion of a coin under the container shoulder, whereby vthe cap may be coin removed and thereafter sna ped on.

2. A two plece metal cap comprising a top and a corrugated de ending flange interlocked therewith, sai flange having a curled, beaded or rolled lower edge insettable under the shoulder of the container and functioning as the sole holding element of the cap, said curled edge being spaced fr m the neck of the container to permit the insertion of a coin under the container shoulder, whereby the cap may be coin removed and thereafter snapped on.

3. A. metal cap adapted for use with a container having a shoulder spaced remotely from the top thereof and comprising a seal ing top for the container mouth and a de* pending ange having a depth at least substantially equal to one-half the diameter of the cap, thereby forming a catchup cap, and having a curled, beaded or rolled lower edge insettable under the remotely spaced shoulder of the container and functioning as the sole holding element of the cap on lthe container, said curled edge being spaced from the side of the container to permit the insertion of a coin under the container shoulder, whereby the cap may be coin removed and thereafter snapped on.

4. A sealed package comprising a bottle having a shoulder, a two-piece cap comprising a1 top and a relatively long de ending flange forming a catchu cap an interloclred with said top, said flange having a curled, beaded, or rolled lower edge forced under the shoulder of the container, and also having a sealing medium at the mouth of the container, said fiange having corrugations and a slotted seamed portion for the insertion of a removing instrument.

5. A sealed package comprising a container having a shoulder spaced remotely from the top thereof, a metal cap comprising a sealing top for the container mouth and a depending flange having a depth at least substantially equal to one-half the diameter of the cap, thereby formin a catchup cap, and having a curled, bead or rolled lower edge insettable under the remotely spaced shoulder. of the container and functioning as the sole holding element of the cap on the con-tainted.:` said curled edge being spaced from the side of the container to permit the insertion of a coin under the container shoulder, whereby the cap may be coin removed and thereafter snapped on.

Signed at 1822-3-4 Park Row Bldg., N Y. C., this 28th da of December, 1922.

C ARLES HAMMER.- 

